After about 2 weeks straight of rain and overcast days, the NW was finally blessed with a sunny weekend. And I had to get out and enjoy it. I decided to hit some old favorites and try some new things. I started the morning off on the Columbia River Historic Highway that runs by some glorious waterfalls. It was still quite cloudy, which made shooting waterfalls far easier. Later I made my way east heading towards Mt. Hood. My first stop there was Lost Lake. The light was still a bit harsh, so I took my time making my way south using some back roads that led by some beautiful overlooks, but most were obstructed by power lines making them not very photogenic. I ended my day at Trillium Lake where I spent quite a lot of time watching clouds moved in and out. Mt. Hood clouded over a little before sunset, so that was my cue to head home. It was a great day.

Landscapes by definition are designed to be printed large. And after a few recent large print requests that I couldn't fulfill due to what I considered to be too much image degradation, I knew I needed to add another technique to my repertoire.

These images are the first real attempts at creating multi-row panoramas also called mosaics. All are made using multiple shots then blended into a final image. The main benefit being the increased resolution, which of course leads to larger possible print sizes without loosing quality.

Processing these images took a lot of time. Each had at least 8 hours in them, unfortunately most of which was PTGui blending the final images and Photoshop using its scratch disk. The multiple layers involved in making the images create some massive files.

I look forward to continuing to refine my workflow and keep adding to my collection of mosaics for those out there that must have 20x30+ prints